Polishing mop



sept. 21 192s. 1,600,714

` i v c. CABANA POLISHING' MOP Filed Jan. 25, 1922 2 SheetsfSheet 1 f v mntopf:

Patented Sept. 2 1, 1926.

i maar Stiller-@tgl l, erigere `(marianne CABANA, 'or`ianrnaridlnnwfvpnm i roriisnine v` ivi'oi?.

. Application-mea January2a1922;, serial im... 531,013.v`

My. f invention 1. relates-to :improvementsvin Y and` .more particularly.. tof

that: type-.embodying fa) `trame: or mop head, a handle. ooniieetedftosaid frame or Vmop v polishing., mops,

head," and aiswab. adapted-to be removably appliedxtothe Yframe. or mop rheadv.

in liisesin. which .theswab is. removably-,ape pliedito thei'iramef. or mop.. head, but4 most of these arer objectionable sineeihey require.

skillful;manipiilation in order to remove the swab from the. .fraineior mop `head' ortoy apply theiswabthereto...

`The primary.. object of my;l invention .l is

they provisionffo a simple and V.inexpensive polishing niopin :which the .frame errnop -head is-.orined of two relativelymovable parte,each-adapted to carry. a portion oL theswabdandwhen moved relatively inione.. direetionior what may be .termedv closingi' i positionf; in .lwhichlthe true oiitliiieof the framey or mopheadisdefined,` the swab will be automatically clamped into positionand alsoistretchedioii the. frame Vor mophead. Y. Another obiect of my invention isto provvidefl a..polishing.-mop havingy a rameor mop head I comprising two pivotally-con- `neeted` parts orI inenibersA capable of' biiigtg'V swungzAtoward. each other or away. from each Other.,- .one apositionio'li` Ysaid parts or members lperm'itting the; ready attachment .of 'theVV Y swab to,f.oiw.ftheremoval thereof. fromV the.

rameonmop head,4 while ini the'other vthe swab iszclampedgand:stretched onthe iframe;

or mop-head...

lig-further obiectisto provide apolishing mophavmg aniop head gradually widened real rwardlyA from. a substantially pointed j front: end and varranged. to separate cen-- trally along..Y

' theiparts ofthe. mop head atopposite. sides of saidlongitiioinal piane. having a free' endyoveri which a swab is adaptedV toghe slipped7 andwhich swab, when vsaid parts aremoved toward each other7 stretched' on the frame,V

A -still urtherobjectfof' my invention is will become fthe provision of a polishing inopcompris-y ingfakmop head having two Apivotally-eonnected-'g'parts' movable relativelyl in. lateral directions,fand means fon .clamping a handle; to said parts and simultaneo'nsly therewith retaining the swab on' saidhead.

l/Vithzthe above and other objectsliii view,

the ii'ivention consists in the novel features of construction andin= the 'arrangement andYV `in the subjoined claims.

Various. forms .of 'polishing mops are. now.

or mop I.. head showing the., two .pivotally ally,l fon-apuriiiosextoaappearhh af longitudinal Y medial plane,y

coiiibinatiomofspartsito behereifnater des.r scribed; and. morepar-tioularly 'pointed out;y Inftlieidrawiiigsxf-f.;V l i i v proved polishing mop showings. the. handle y' broken iaway nears-thelcomi'ectorfior coupling ofthe-mop. Q' f x1;

Y Fig: 2 .is L plan iviiewfoffzthe: sameA l 66 Eig? -3fS- a perspective/,view .of the-framek connected partsJthereofit slightly sep arated .v andra portionso-ffa polishingswab in conne'o'l tion1therewith;` .i a I n Fig. Lis la horizontal .section-' in. the plane of thefframeiorimop head,` vshowingai swab slippedfonto theatwo'parts;oithefitrame ors"Y l vmop -lieadandsaidipartsin separated-'p07 sition..- 75. fiS-ga transverseise'ction throiiglrithe pivot.andsurroundingparts,...,u- P '-7. l Eiger 6 isgaii perspective4 ,View ofi` a iiiodifiedi` i: form- .of-:my..limprovedmop, ya-:portioii'xo-fthe Y- polishingV swab Iibeingg'shown @in 'connection-1 59 therewith andathe handle Vbrokenaiaway.y

Fig.l 7 is a .central llongitudinaliseeti nfofa :inodiied oriniofrmop headythepolish-l ing :swab bein'gi removed therefrom Fig gils-'an enlarged i l0ngitiidinaliseotion5.85 takennline 8ff8,-'Fig.-:7:L y

Y Theimop head :comprises two relatively.v i movablefipartsg. 10..' coiinectediin,anysiiitfy fl ablel. manner.r In preferred.formythese `p arts L, are ;pivotally.\ connected L togethen i `so 111905 As .Y shown in'. theA drawingse each :parte :of the frame orjmop theade comprises a s lenderi L stri-plot; metal: formed Lto -provi de 3.a istraigliitcurved: portion l'at.; the: rear end -ifoJL-said head are brought together,

mophead may be referred to as being closed, p and when said two parts are swung outwardl5 along a p ortion of their upper edges, and one of these'flanges overlies theother.

A rivet or other suitable pivot 16 is passed through the overlying flanges at their front Vends and serves to connectthe two relatively movablel parts 9, 10 together. TheV straight-lined longitudinal members 11 may therefore be referred to las parallel inner` members, since these members are parallel when the relatively movable Vparts are `swung together or placed -in what maybe Y ,termed closed position. v

One of the inner members 11 has an wardly-directed lip 17l at its upper edge a short distance in rear of the flange 15 thereof and theother has aA lip or extensionlS ly or laterally, said v'mop head may be .referred to as being opened. When the mop head is closedr it is of substantially heart formation, thus providing a pointed end venabling the user to readily reach corners and effectively clean the same. The two parts `9, 10 of the frame or kmop head are retained in closed position by a coupling whereby the Y frame or mop head is connected toa handle.

y'parts of the spacing i In the drawings, 2O designates thehandle which, however, is shown broken away, and 21 is the coupling or connector which is constructed ofrsheet metal formed or fashioned toV provide a sleeve or ferrule 22 into which l y the handle is adapted torbeinserted. Said sleeve or ferrule 22 has two spaced arms 23 at its lower end, which are adapted to strad- Vdlethe spacing device extendingV upwardly from the inner members l11 of the mop head, oneV arm lying outside ofthe upwardly-di-` rected lip 17 andtheother outside ofthelip or extension 18. VWhen the coupling or connector4 straddlesthe spacing .device of the frame or mop head, the4 two partsof said 'iframe or mopahead are retainedin closed position, and a` pivotV bolt-24 is passed through said arms 23 and through the two device, respectively, eX- tending upwardly fromy the inner Vmembers v11 of the mop head, said. bolt .having a thumb nut 25 applied thereto. When tighteningthepivot bolt by means of the thumb nut, the friction between the spaced arms parts of the spacing device will to retainthe handle at any anlowingwthe samepto be swung'on kthe pivot `prongs being Yvided with smooth surfaces.

when greater pressure upwardly or downwardly is exerted against the handle than ordinarily applied during' the use of the mop.

L Each of the inner members 11 has pointed prongs 26 stamped therefrom, preferably in the form of a longitudinal series, these directed forwardly and inwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Applied tothe frame or mop head isja polishing swab 27, which Vis preferably formed of strips of fibrous material r28, such as cotton or the like, and threads or strings of cotton ory other yarn 29 arranged in regular formation, along the center of which yarn and at `opposite'sides thereof the said p Ystrips of cotton or other material is sewed,

as at 30. This provides an elongated fleXiy ble member having' threads of terial hanging from oppositesides, and this flexible member is folded or doubled upon Vitself longitudinally and sewed together, as Vat 31, to iorin a passage or tubular franie-` receiving portion 32 which extends from onev end of said iieXible member to theY other. When thus folded, the strips ofcotton or Y suitable maother material line the threads surrounding the loop and face the threads around the loopV so that the threads are fully concealed.

at the tubular 'portion of the mopping ele- .ment and the exterior and the interior of the the swab pro- .K This tubular' passage or tubular portion'of portion may be referred to as a padded head for the swab and it is preferably closed at opposite ends of the'swab. At a pointa cer tain distance from each end of the swab, the padded heador tubular vportion is provided withopenings 33, and only that portion of the passage or tubular portion be-V tween these openings is ingthe swab to the mop head. Therefore, if desired, the head or tubular portion'of the swab may openings 33l to the'adjacent end of the swab.

utilized for attachbe closed from each of the i 11G When applying the swab to they frame 'or Y mop head, the coupling or connector 21 is first detached from said frame orinop head. The two parts of the frame or mop head are then swun g outwardly, or separated, as shown iii Fig. f1. The free end of the outer members 13 are then inserted through the openings 33 into the tubular portion Yor passage in the swab. The swabY is next threaded oi" drawn rearwardly oroutwardly until Y the center ofthe same is substantially between the free 'ends of said outer members. This leaves the two end portions of the swab loose and these are talien hold of, one after the other, and placed against the innerfsid'es of the inner members so that the pointed prongs 2 6 will engage the same, as clearly shown in F ig. 4. With the-'swab thus positioned, theV two Vparts of the'mop head are theparts will Y' be compressed swab jto become stretched andgthe-fcenter of thesanie vto beI drawnftightly against .the pivotallyconnected.` `front ends Vofthe yinner members, ywhich" servesI a-s-'a backing for the; portion of the vswab IextendingTi through mliv ber to the freeendof the other., The

stretching of the Aswab bygclosing of thetwo parts of the iframe orf-mop;head-,will cause.;y the outer members 18 to be flexedinwardlyr.

and, also assu-re i penetration of thjeprongs-g 2G intogthehead of thedswab, and as the combined normal thickness of the` twopaifts of the-header1 the swab .is greater than-the` space Vvbetween 'thetwo inner members Vl1 ,of-f theiiiopj head when closed, thfegparts of saidbetween j-said inner fmembers, Y

-ativ'ely wide rear endforthemop andtwoA stretcheso theswab arranged centrallyx betweenthel sideineinbers, thus furnishing a mop with a,nlljyarncenter.A Infact, whenV viewed-from the bottom, thecotton threads or yarnwillx occupy all spaceibetweenthe. outlining portions` of, thekinopand nno pore tion of Athe mop vheadbe Visible.

. In Figs.. 5 to V8 `I 'have shown a. modified forni ofiiiophead and conplingwhereingthe inner members ll-v are'.eachgprovided, witlii upward extensions' or lipsnof' siil istz tn .VH circu'lar;- outline, "each lip liaving;v an axial opening 35 and .being depressedin#` .wardly from Y sail opening tow-ard; the yedge of. the-flip@ at its foremost point, at; 36.,

so depressed forming guide groovesgalong or;:through-3` which J,axial ine wardly-ldirected; bosses '3T formed; oiigtliei arms' 38 fof the coupling orl connectorfiare; adaptedl to be passed;attenthe? handle is swung :forwardly `over theipointed i front end` ofthe moppliead, as shovvninLFig. 7, The,

two arms Y 39, ot'` saidl coupling orconnectorl are adapted to straddle the `upward extenf sions or lipsv 34C: with the, axialfinwardlyl.-

directly bosses 37. enteredinthe openings 35 andsewing is-.pivots fori the handle.

i-is clearlyl show-nin Fig. 6, the arms V38 have .circular `e-Xtreiiiities .conforming in; size to the; extensions Vor lips .34. Each arml has Y :a flip ,40 Y extendingI fromv v its.' edge andV I whenv thel 4handle is inclined 'iipwardlyr and rearwardly, f thisl lip f is at :or .Knearftlie bottoin.'y of4 -the arm; .Each lip.y l0 is` rebentg. ine Wardly andif spaced from fthe 'innen face, of the .5am-n, asiat.l 41,1 andethese rebentflips or portions have inwardlyfidire@ted:plugs- 42..

what l. claim is'.

slender members being adapted.; to. i bei"y in;

a portion of each partiofysaidgmophea lbetween saidtwocomple-mental loopk n ienii;`

eachother' and hold'gvthe'arins -`againstinward-w-- ino veinent. The rebellt lips aregadaptedto f l, engage and f move Qcontacti with the innerl sides of; tlie extensions C11-lips ,34. ,y when.. swinging said hai idle.` iidat thefsameVtime-g preventing disconnec ion-fk of thefcouplingor y connector from said extensions o'I f1ips,1ex;.. ,ceptfivhenlthehandles'swungfinfwfo. ward; directionto,ebringf-saidlipsfto a Y, ion in,V line ivithfori-forward jofjlievertical, centen-75 of saidlips.. K i Having, thus-.described invernibilii.,

' l. VA polishingmop-,includingafmopheady compris-infr d two piVotally-fconnected;parts,8@ adapted` 1- to swing itoward Vand awa-y from each other, each',part.comprisinggafslendeil meinberfcurvedf into an openI loophaving free terminal, Van-y elongated-:swab hayinglzi tubular..portionv at one edge iegitendinggalon its central .region-with openings. at 1therleiidv.` of saidY tubular fpvortio n,-.` portions--y of, said sertedthi-onglifsaidopenings intoy sa lar..portion, and means on said` 'slender imei-im,l 199 bers Lfor retainingthe-end portions otsaidg swab against said pivotally-conneotedfpartsI 2. Afheart-shaped; traine-compii-s'ing ti -complemental looped,v meiriberseachY hav nm;

substantially straight-sides@ convergingto wards loneend, the endsof the@ loop bein'f. spaced l apartl at' the narrow end of the loop andy the members having their -adj acent; ends g pivotedf together, meansv to clampr the@ ada jacentsides of said. memberstogetheig and-130021:

-a' sii/ab'liai'fi-ng-,vv aftiibiilarwportion ations 1 edgeextendngfalng the 'Centrali-newton? thereofw-ith openings ya@ oppositfends of said tubular portionithroiigh each offWl-iiol is inserted vinto-saidL tubular portion,xth. end por-tionsoi1` saidj swabgb'eing: positionedmembers are in cloYSe-.relationi-- bersandi vretained therebetweenf whenasj d i f l A.: polishing mopncl, dngfa mop head Comprising-two parts, each; partzhavngx an inner longitudinal member i auch an* outer resilient member connected with said; inne longitudinal member' by Y al cur-ved' portioli-,g-` corresponding ends Off said iniierfiongitudb. nal members being pivotally;connected to.` gether and the` 4free ends `o'f said outer:` resilfV ie'ntfmembers terminating incloseproxiinityr .to the point oj'pivota-lconnection offsaid l inner rlongitudinal Y members, a swab Y having; a tubular portion atjonefedgegalong its; centraly portion Withaopenings at- 0PPOSite-. ends: of said.;tubulargportion through whichA the outer resilient members. ofi' said parts areA to be 4passed :and 'enteredvr into'saidftubnlaip.

portionfthe portionsof Vsaid"swab ext,GJL1Ll-Iigxy f,

, iii-o .c

iso 'if stamped therefromrbeneathsaid lianges, a

Vswab having' a tubular portion at onev edge along its central portion with openings at the ends of said tubular portion and through which openings the outer resilient members of 'said parts are inserted into said tubular portion, said swab covering said resilient `members* and the curved portions connecting the same with said inner members, the end portionslof said' swabl lying kbetween said innervmenibers and being engaged by one or moreof said prongs, and means to connect'ra handle to said inner `members and simultaneously clamp said inner members together withthe endl portions of said swab therebetween.

5. A polishing mopy including a mop head' comprising two Ypivotally-connected parts, each part beingV` constructed-of a slender.

Ametallic element Vformed i -to provide a straight-lined inner member and a resilient outer-'member connected at its` rear end to VVthe rrear-'end ofsaid inner member by' a curved portion and having itsfree end in proximity to thefront end of said innen, niember, ther inner members of both parts being parallel and Aseparated by a narrow `space Vand having their front ends pivotally connected together, andV a swab having'a. tubular portion 'extending along a portion of its length and-having the'resilient- Youter members and the Curved portions connecting said outermembers with said straig'ght'-li'ned inner membersenclosed within said tubular portion? with th-e remainder of the swab Y lying'against-theinner sides of said straighttions ofthe swabpositiioned between-:said Itwoy complemental members and retainedv VtherebetweenA whensaid parts are'in close] flinednieinbers and clamped therebetween.

6. polishing mop comprising Vtwo com'- `'pleinental' frame members, each vot which has a yielding outer side portion and a spaced substantially' rigid innersid'e portion, means to Vclamp the inner side portions "of said members together, and al'swah havf ing a tubular portion Vat one edge extending along the central portion thereof with open 7 portion,V said. yielding si'de portions" being ings at oppositeV ends of said tubular threade'dinto the tubular portion of rthe swab throughfsaidV openings with the-por'-V relation. A7. vA polishingfmop, comprising. a mop V1,eoo,"714.

head formed of two relatively movable parts, means for holding said part-s together and retaining a handle on said mop head, and an elongated swab having a tubular portion at one edge extending along the greater Vportion of its length into which portions of said lmop head are inserted and having loose end portions adapted to be clamped between the exposed portions of the mop head.

8. A polishing mop comprising ,a mop head having two relatively-inovable looped parts pivoted at their ends to move toward and away from each other, each of said parts being widened rearwardly of f the pivot and including a'free ended resilient portion extending forwardly and inwardly,

and a swab having Va tubular intermediate portion slipped onto said free ended resilient portions and its end portions clamped l between said two relatively-movable parts, said relatively-movable parts when opened permitting the swab to be easily placed in position thereon and when closed servingto vstretch said swab on said parts.

9. A polishing mop, comprising a mop lheadhaving a substantially pointed front end and being widened rearwardly, said mop Ahead being` forme'dof two laterallyswinging members pivotally ooniiected together at their front ends, an elongated swab carried by and stretched alongvsaid vmembers' and having its ends fastened to said parts and clamped therebetween, a

handle for said mop, and a connector for said lhandle connected with both parts of said mop head aiidkeeping said parts Vin lclosed position whileretaining the end portions of said swab inclamped condition between said parts..` Y

lO..A polishing mop comprising a mop .Y

head formed. of two Vrelatively movable parts, 'each' part comprising a slender ele- 'ment looped between its ends to form a straight inner portion anda converging outer portion, the two inner portions being pivotally connected together at their front ends and having swab-attaching means on" their inner sides at said front ends, an elongated swab having its central point in line with and bearing-against the pivoted Vends of said innerportions and being supportedby said outer portions from said v central point toward Vthe ends of said swab,

the end portions of said swab being free and adaptedto be secured to said swab attaching Vmeans when the parts of said mop head are separated, said swab being stretched along said'slender elements andtightened around the' mop head when closing the two parts thereof, andV means for attaching a handle Vto vthe two partsof said mop head and simultaneously vtherewith retaining said 'parts in closed position.

f; y ll.A mophead having twocomplemenlongitudinal center, each part having a free ended resilient member capable of Innove-v ment'itoward and from said longitudinal center, and a swab having a loop lportion ar.- ranged between its ends along one'vedge thereof andreceiving said free ended resilient portions, the loop portion-of said swab being adapted to be stretched' around said mop head, andgmeans for securing the ends of said swab to said mop head to tension the swab thereon. v 'f 12A. lpolishing mop including a mopy .f head comprising two pVotally-oonneoted parts, each including a free ended resilient portion and a swab having a loop along one edge lntermedlatethe ends thereof into `which the freeended resilient portions of said parts are positioned, and .means for retaining the ends of said swabbetween said parts.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature. Y. fi u CHARLES CABANA. 

